Family and Consumer Science
This college at NCAT houses the Family and Consumer Sciences program.
What is the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES)?
This thick, warm fabric is made from the fleece of sheep and is often used in sweaters and coats.
What is wool?
This term is a plan that you create to manage your income and expenses
What is a budget?
A deficiency in this mineral, commonly found in dairy products and leafy greens, can lead to weakened bones and conditions like osteoporosis.
What is calcium?
This term for a social unit is often defined by "...what it ought to be." Also derived from the Latin term for "household".
What is Family?
The FCS department at NCAT prepares students for careers in child development, nutrition, fashion, and this broad field that deals with managing finances, consumer rights, and resource management.
What is financial planning or personal finance?
In denim production, this process gives jeans their signature worn-in look through washing and abrasion.
What is distressing?
This type of card allows you to borrow money from a bank, and pay it back later with interest
What is a credit card?
This vitamin, often associated with orange and yellow vegetables, is essential for good vision and immune function.
What is Vitamin A?
Which department is responsible for the licensure of family care and child care providers in the state of North Carolina?
What is the NC Department of Health and Human Services (Division of Child Development and Early Education)
NCAT’s FCS program offers this major for students interested in studying nutrition and dietetics.
What is Food and Nutritional Sciences?
This process, used to create patterned fabric, involves intertwining threads at right angles.
What is weaving?
This type of investment represents a share in a company
What is a stock?
This cooking method involves submerging food in a liquid just below boiling point, typically around 180-190°F.
What is poaching?
Who/What is the largest employer in Guilford County, NC? Hint: Topic-related
What are Guilford County Schools
Students in the Child Development and Family Studies program at NCAT learn about child psychology and development, often gaining hands-on experience at this on-campus center.
What is the NCAT Child Development Laboratory?
This is the practice of strategically placing products in a store to maximize sales.
What is visual merchandising?
This happens when you spend more money than you have in your bank account
What is an overdraft?
This is the term for the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius, often used to measure food energy.
What is a calorie?
Ready for K-5? This federal program is designed to meet the emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs of eligible preschoolers aged 3 to 5.
What is the Head Start program?
This accreditation agency ensures that NCAT’s Family and Consumer Sciences Education program meets high standards for preparing future educators.
What is the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)?
A temporary retail space that brands use to create hype and test new markets is called this.
What is a pop-up shop?
This financial document summarizes your earnings and taxes withheld for the year, typically used for taxes
What is a W-2 form?
This type of oil, often used in Mediterranean cooking, is rich in monounsaturated fats and antioxidants.
What is olive oil?
Around what age is a child's brain fully grown (Hint: Growth in size, not development)